Helix BioPharma Corp. Closes $6.0 Million Private Placement

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, March 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX: “HBP”) (“Helix” or the “Company”), an immuno-oncology company developing innovative drug candidates for the prevention and treatment of cancer, today announced it has closed a private placement financing of 5,042,016 units of the Company (“Units”) at a price of $1.0332 per Unit, and the concurrent disposition of 1,708,023 shares of the Company’s Polish subsidiary, Helix Immuno-Oncology S.A. (“HIO”), to a third-party purchaser, representing an 15.5% equity stake in HIO (together with the Units, the “Purchased Securities”), for aggregate gross proceeds of CAD $6,000,000, or $1.19 per Purchased Security.Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share at an exercise price of $1.67 and have an expiry of five years from the date of issuance. The terms of the private placement also included the concurrent disposition by the Company of 1,708,023 shares of HIO, representing 15.5% of the outstanding shares of HIO. Following the disposition, the Company owns 51% of the outstanding shares of HIO.The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the private placement for working capital and research and development activities.ACM Alpha Consulting Management AG provided financial advisory services to Helix in connection with the private placement.About Helix BioPharma Corp.Helix BioPharma Corp. is an immuno-oncology company specializing in the field of cancer therapy. The company is actively developing innovative products for the prevention and treatment of cancer based on its proprietary technologies. Helix’s product development initiatives include its novel L-DOS47 new drug candidate and Chimeric Antigen Receptor (“CAR”) based cell therapies. Helix is currently listed on the TSX under the symbol “HBP”.Investor RelationsHelix BioPharma Corp.9120 Leslie Street, Suite 205Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3J9Tel: 905-841-2300Email: ir@helixbiopharma.comCautionary StatementsThis news release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to Helix, its operations, strategy, financial performance and condition,including its activities relating to its drug development program, any anticipated timelines for the commencement or completion of certain activities such as raising sufficient capital, merger and acquisition activity, listing on a U.S. exchange and other information in future periods.These statements generally can be identified by use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “intends”, “believe” or “continue” or the negative thereof or similar variations. The actual results and performance of discussed herein could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements are qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations, including: (i) Helix’s ability to operate as a going concern being dependent mainly on securing sufficient additional financing in order to fund its ongoing research and development and other operating activities; (ii) the generally inherent uncertainty involved in scientific research and drug development and those specific to Helix’s pre-clinical and clinical development programs (DOS47, L-DOS47, V-DOS47 and CAR-T); (iii) that any transactions contemplated herein are completed; and (iv) those risks and uncertainties affecting Helix as more fully described in Helix’s most recent Annual Information Form, which is available at www.sedar.com (together, the “Helix Risk Factors”). Certain material factors and assumptions are applied in making the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, that sufficient financing will be obtained in a timely manner to allow Helix to continue operations and implement its clinical trials in the manner and on the timelines anticipated and that the Helix Risk Factors will not cause Helix’s actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These cautionary statements qualify all such forward-looking statements.Forward-looking statements and information are based on the beliefs, assumptions, opinions, plans and expectations of Helix’s management on the date of this news release, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement or information should those beliefs, assumptions, opinions, plans or expectations, or other circumstances change, except as required by law.The securities offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) unless pursuant to an exemption from those registration requirements. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any such securities of Helix BioPharma Corp. in the United States or any other jurisdiction.CBJ Newsmakers